Rebel Raiders on the High Seas

About this board game

Rebel Raiders on the High Seas is a strategic two-player game of naval conflict on the seas and great rivers of the American Civil War, with a listed play time of 360 minutes.

One player seeks to reunite the Union by force, while the other fights to preserve its new independence against the growing industrial strength and resolve of the North. Rather than offering a detailed simulation, the game provides a focused representation of the conflict designed to remain intensely interactive.

Players must constantly respond to their opponent’s moves as the contest develops across the map. The game is not card-driven, but each side has a deck of 55 cards that helps ensure every battle unfolds differently. A strategy that succeeds in one game may be far less effective in the next.

Rebel Raiders on the High Seas also includes elective rules, allowing players to customize the experience with different “what if” options. These choices provide additional ways to vary the contest while preserving the game’s central focus on strategic reactions and naval operations.

• A 22 x 28 map for the game’s naval and river conflict
• Two 55-card decks, one for the Union and one for the Confederacy
• 176 ship counters and six plastic leader stands
• Eight six-sided dice and a players aid card
• Control, victory point, leader, cargo, and informational counters
• Thirty red plastic tokens to mark pieces that have moved

With a compact presentation, changing card play, and an opponent who must be answered at every turn, the game offers a highly interactive strategic contest for two players.